Top 10 Most Overpowered/OP Protagonists in Anime [Updated]

Introduction

This is an updated list to one that was originally published a while ago. As time goes on and more characters appear, we feel that there is a need to update this list. You can read the original underneath this one!

Almost every anime has one character who can destroy just about everyone and everything in his/her path. In fact, that aspect plays a major role into why so many of us love anime. We love the incredible displays of power. We wait in anticipation to witness battles beyond our wildest imaginations. Due to the formula of good overcoming evil it’s not too surprising that one of the protagonists hold incredible power that is of the highest tier to take on the forces of evil. Characters like Naruto and Naru are both good examples of this.

Nonetheless, there is a certain class of protagonists who are not only incredibly strong, but over powered to the point that there’s not much that can truly present a challenge. These characters, at least in our minds, can stamp out just about any force, good or evil, if they so choose to. This list is dedicated to those awesome beings who have graced our laptop screens over the past decade (mostly because it would be a list of Saint Seiya characters otherwise).

10. Eucliwood from Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Is This a Zombie?)

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka jumped into viewers’ hearts back in 2011 with its trope breaking and fast-paced humor. It starts off one night with high schooler Ayumu Aikawa walking home. All of a sudden he is murdered by a serial killer, and then is just as unexpectedly revived by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe. So now he’s a zombie and is required to serve under Eucliwood. Quite enough gold there to keep a series going, but things go completely off the charts when he takes a magical girl’s uniform, stealing her powers, and thus now responsible for handling the creatures known as Megalo.

Despite being a comedy at heart, Kora wa Zombie Desu ka has quite a bit of glorious action. Though, Eucliwood Hellscythe doesn’t necessarily show off her powers like the others, it becomes quite evident as to why once her powers are fully revealed. She has the power to make her every word (spoken aloud) become a reality. Thus, by simply muttering “die” she can take someone’s life away. The main drawback and reason she is so far down the list is that she doesn’t have full control and her ability causes her intensive pain. Thus, she can only use it so much, such as when she takes several lives away from Kyoko but is unable to deal the final blow.

9. Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka’s just an average middle school student, with her main quirk being pink hair. However, that changes rather quickly after her and her friend, Sayaki Miki, meet the extraterrestrial, cat-like Kyuubey. Kyuubey offers them a strange proposition: he will grant them one wish, and then they will need to become magical girls. For the most part, the two are quite excited about the prospects of being a magic girl and achieving their dreams. However, one girl, the mysterious Homura Akemi, continuously tries to prevent this contract, as she understands the truth behind being a magical girl.

From the get go we get the idea that Madoka will make a badass magic girl. However, it’s not until the end that we see just how powerful she is, and thankfully so, or otherwise there wouldn’t have been much of a story. If you haven’t watch the show, Madoka’s magical presence is so powerful that she will become one of the greatest magic girls ever, however, in becoming exactly that, she will also prove to be the deadliest witch and destroy everything. Solution to the problem? Madoka becomes an omniscient goddess/angel who alters the universe by negating the possibility of witches forming from magical girls.

Diomedea invented a decidedly imaginative world where the fate of your community is determined by games and challenges. Anything from rock paper scissors to riddles to straight up brawls are allowed. Sadly, one community has been stripped of everything and are at the verge of being wiped out. Of course, that’s when Asuka Kudou, You Kasukabe, and Izayoi Sakamaki, each possessing a unique power, suddenly find themselves transported into this world.

Though each of these characters are quite powerful in their own right. Asuka Kudou can command control of people and animals, while You is able to capture the powers of any animal she befriends. However, Izayoi Sakamaki’s power is on a completely different level. The guy is ridiculously strong and is able to essentially cancel out the abilities of others. He’s made to be a god-breaker and can easily flip this whole society on its head. Furthermore, despite having awesome bronze as explicitly shown when dueling Weser, the real Pied Piper of Hamelin, he is also quite cool-headed and calculatingly. Out of everyone, he has by far contributed the most to the community of No Names’s revival.

7. Koro Sensei from Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Assassination Classroom)

The moon gets cut into a permanent crescent and the international culprit, who committed said act, has created a home for himself as the teacher of Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Middle School. With national defense agencies unable to so much as touch this alien invader, it somehow ends up the responsibility of the students of class 3-E to assassinate the creature before the Earth is destroyed.

If you haven’t watched this heartwarming and hilarious anime, then it should be known that Koro Sensei is in fact the alien invader who has taken an interest in teaching. His abilities include flying at speeds up to Mach 20; a body that is essentially indomitable to everything, but a very specific substance; extreme adaptability; inhuman intellect; and incredible teaching skills. He shows off each of these abilities on an episodic basis from flying around the world and deflecting missiles to helping a student with a personal problem. However, would you expect anything less than an overpowered character is a show that’s whole story is contingent on whether or not said character can be killed at all?

6. Tatsuya Shiba from the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School)

In this world magic has become an established part of society. It has been analyzed and institutions have sprung about offering a formalized study and practice for those capable of using it. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows Tatsuya Shiba, an extremely skilled magician, as he embarks with his sister, the heir of Yotsuba family who Tatsuya is ordered to protect, into the daily struggles of first year magicians at First High School. Making this transition extremely difficult is that Tatsuya’s powers are not quite recognized by the system and he is assigned into a lower course group, marking him as an irregular.

If you haven’t seen the show, you can get an inkling that Tatsuya will in fact have a certain power index that’s just being skimmed over for dramatic affect. While this is correct, it’s rather hard to comprehend a system that was able to overlook his vast abilities. It’s like an explorer observed the ocean from a cliff side and instead of realizing it was water, declared it “blue land.” Tatsuya is essentially a being of incomprehensible power. He can cancel magic, revive people instantaneously, heal himself, and vaporize people. They call his abilities miracles and there’s good reason for that. He’s also incredibly intelligent and part of the most elite military units.

5. Medaka from Medaka Box

Medaka Box follow the adventures of Medaka Kurokami, the Student Council President of Hakoniwa Academy, and her childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi. Together, they accept every request put into the suggestion box in order to make Hakoniwa Academy a sphere of happiness and righteousness.

Though, the show is filled with extremely powerful characters, few are as powerful and none as magnetic as the protagonist, Medaka Kurokami. To begin, she has a certain raw aura that pulses about her, immediately attracting many people to her either out of adoration or simple fear. It’s this reason why she was elected as the Student Council President with 98% of the vote. Then there’s the fact that her special ability, “The End” allows her to copy practically anyone else’s quirk and perform it even better than the owner. Thus, along with her already incredible physical prowess, she can use such quirks as “All Fiction,” which allows her to essentially erase people from existence, a well as “Reading Minds,” which lets her receive the electrical impulse of others. Essentially, she’s not just a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of everything.

4. Ryougi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai

The Kara no Kyoukai series of films follow in particular a sudden burst of murders that entangle the fates of Mikiya Kokutō and Shiki Ryougi. It’s an extremely intense and suspenseful series, as it follows the two into increasingly disturbing and paranormal mysteries. From a string of school girl suicides to an apartment complex where the residents are caught in a repetitive murder spree, Kara no Kyoukai never fails to intrigue with its supernatural presence.

Leading the foray against the forces that wish to disturb the city is the demon hunter, detective Shiki Ryougi. Now, Shiki has incredible endurance, agility, and strength. She is quite capable of dispatching a horde of undead or even spirit like beings, especially when in possession of a katana. However, what sets her above and beyond most if not every single being in her universe is her innate ability “Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.” This power allows her to see lines of death; and when she cuts along those lines, she can obliterate any object as well as even concepts and ideas.

3. Momonga from Overlord

Your virtual world is shutting down and your reign as a powerful wizard and leader of a guild will soon be nothing more than memory. It’s depressing, but as captain you’ll stick to your ship until the bitter end. Well, time has run up and somehow you still exist in the virtual space as a sort of god-like figure while all the NPC’s become life-like.

This is the premise for Madhouse’s anime Overlord. Being at the head of a guild and a wizard does suggest quite a bit of power at Momonga’s disposal. However, that is a cruel understatement to the magnificent and dark powers belonging to this singular living being in a virtual world. Momonga can’t really be harmed by physical attacks unless the weapon is able to crush his bones. This is pretty evident in his fight against Clementine, albeit she’s a much lower level, but she stabs him in the eye sockets and blows up his skull to no effect. Then there’s the fact that he can withstand any holy attack with very little damage done to himself. Truly this skeletal freight train is not one you would want to mess with.

2. Saitama from One Punch Man

Madhouse’s hit 2015 action/comedy/satire definitely made a mark on the anime community. It follows around what would appear to be your average guy, Saitama, as he entertains his hobby of being a hero. However, Saitama can basically kill anyone with one punch and after meeting a 19-year-old cyborg has decided to embark on a quest to make heroism more than just a hobby.

One Punch Man came in and K.O’d everyone by the first episode. Yes, it might be a series that even the creator has admitted to being a gag. Something he created just for the fun of it, to laugh at a constant trope in the anime world. However, being overpowered as a joke doesn’t stop Saitama from beating people down everywhere he goes. It just makes it hilarious to watch as he destroys mosquito ladies and star heads in a single blow with his awkward half-satisfied grin. Also, he at least had to pay two hefty prices instead of just being born with his godly skills. First, he had to sacrifice his hair. Second, he must live in eternal boredom as no one can come close to beating him.

1. Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate (delights in the displays of his power)

The Hellsing Organization has long been keeping Britain safe from the supernatural forces of the night. In no small part has this relative safety been employed through the work of the organization’s personal vampire, Alucard. However, Britain’s next threat moves with the determination that it will be able to dismantle the Hellsing Organization and then conquer the world

This anime is a nightmarish ride through Britain where Nazis, vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings rampage. Though the power of a Nazi force of vampires dwarfs anything man can do, it cannot hold a candle to the satanic abilities of Alucard. He can regenerate, call upon hell hounds from his own body, and essentially devour anything and everything before him with the power of a thousand souls. The creators even paint a pretty portrait of how such power is transported through blood, the moving force of humanity, which contains every moment of a person’s life.

By the end, Alucard even becomes an abstract power that no longer exists within a singular dimension. Basically, after Alucard absorbs Schroedinger and disappears for some years, he comes back able to exist in any state without the need of blood. Immortal, check. Master gunslinger, check. Literally untouchable, check. Oh, and by far his powers get the most gory and glorious screen time when compared to any other character.

Conclusion:

First things first, a major shout out to shows like Fist of the North Star (the original one punch man), Saint Seiya (celestial beings and gods all duking it out), and Slayers (madhouse of magic), which led the way for OP characters. Now, to explain a little more on the positioning in this list, a major factor in consideration was the role that being overpowered played in the storyline. In cases like One Punch Man and Hellsing Ultimate, being overpowered is essentially what the protagonists live off of and it’s the studio’s job to display just how incredibly strong these characters are at each moment. In shows like Madoka Magika, the physical depiction of overwhelming strength is way more low key in order for the readers to feel concern over the outcome. Do you feel the list is a pretty accurate representation of the most overpowered characters in anime? Let us know your top 10 below!

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Author: Yoko Dev

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In the world of anime there are some shows that have characters that almost seem to not belong. In this case, it about characters that are almost too powerful sometimes leaving you scratching you head. Questioning almost their existence, these characters are great as backup or as the main characters. Something I like about overpowered protagonists that I have assembled here, is the fact that usually they aren’t sniveling heroes forced in the role that THEN become overpowered. Cluelessness, or misunderstanding is fine, but not someone who’s completely unfit for the role at the beginning.

This time in this article, I tried to focus on more recent shows so that this hopefully can expand your, the reader’s, tastes! So, let’s get right to it~!

10. Arata Kasuga from Trinity Seven

Let’s start out with something fresh. If you’ve been following current anime so far, then this should stand out a bit in your mind. Arata’s world gets destroyed completely on the day of the Black Sun and the Breakdown Phenomenon wipes out his town. HOWEVER with his wish on the grimore, suddenly his whole world gets recreated? Come on talk about overpowered from the start! Now to mention too, he’s the “Demon Lord’s Candidate” because he recreated his world with one wish.

Of course though, it wouldn’t be just enough to make him overpowered and have the ability to recreate worlds, his magic allows him to break down other magic? He’s got the ability to null anything that comes at him! That’s awesome! He can’t be stopped, in theory of course. That’s why he makes this list!

9. Oogami Rei from Code:Breaker

I really thought hard about this character and him being included on this list, but the article is about protagonists and not heroes. He is introduced basically after he lights someone on fire with his unique blue fire ability. What is really cool about this character and what really bolsters him so high on this list, is his left hand. His code name is Code: 06 which should make him the weakest of all the code breakers. Being able to light someone on fire with blue flames with a simple touch seems pretty overpowered at the start to me…

HOWEVER, let’s talk about how when the glove and the ring on his thumb finger come off, he’s stronger than Code:01. How you say? He can attack people without even touching them. Think about it. Without. Even. Touching. Them. It has to happen telepathically. Come on! He’s so powerful it’s not even funny! He also died once and he came back!?! Yes! While he’s technically an antihero, his power is why he made it on this list.

8. Ousawa Akatsuki from Hagure Yuusha no Estetica [Aesthetica of a Rouge Hero]

Continuing in the vein of anime that have overpowered characters in schools, this show starts off actually where most anime would end. The hero, Ousawa Akatsuki has just obliterated the Dark Lord, gets the girl, and is now going back to school. Ousawa Akatsuki is just about as powerful as he should get I mean, he’s overpowered for beating the Dark Lord. No, but let’s not stop there. Back at school, he’s no magic user, but he makes up for it by controlling Chi of himself and everything around him. However, even that’s not enough.

He gets his hands on an Arms Device (AD) and goes to town. After equipping multiple ones, his power now manifests itself in a sword. Now let’s get a few more on and the sword powers up even more! Oh and we can’t forget the supersonic motorcycle he gets! So overpowered it’s ridiculous. I liked this addition for this list since his story starts already at a high level of power and carries it farther.

7. Hoozuki from Hozuki no Reitetsu [Cool-headed Hoozuki]

I wanted to keep things slightly light hearted as I moved around genres to bring you these character, and so I’m bringing this show! Hoozuki is the highest ranked demon in hell. He serves as the first advisor to King Yama. He runs around hell dealing with issues with demons and putting out fires (haha get it?). Why? Because he’s almost the top of the food chain there. Boom. Done. He’s the highest ranked demon? He has the most power too. He’s sadistic and a bit mischievous too like Sebastian from Black Butler which is why I like him. The setting also is a bit more lighthearted than Black Butler in that it’s quite comedic. The other part that I really like about this show is that it incorporates Japanese mythology quite well into the story. So that’s why I’m adding Hoozuki to the list!

6. Masaki Kenshi from Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari [Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar]

If you’ve been reading my articles, you know I love a good throwback! While this show stands on its own, I rode a wave of nostalgia while watching this show, and again while writing this. The show opens with Masaki Kenshi already being proficient with many skills including swordsmanship and martial arts among others. Then, on the planet Geminar, he gets the Scared Mechinoid, which no one else has.

Oh, but let’s not stop there. He gets the Tenchi Sword (passing of power reference?), but he needs a special ring to handle it because it’s so large and heavy that no one else can. Are we there…. No not yet? Oh ok! Then he gets the ability to go into a berserker mode which turns his mechanoid black and he’s able to instill fear in his foes while in that form. Wait! Wait! Don’t forget then finally he conjures the Light Hawk Sword like Tenchi! This is why Masaki Kenshi is on this list. He’s so overpowered and he keeps raising the bar, it’s not funny!

5. Narukami Yu from Persona 4: The Animation

Narukami Yu is one of those good, old-fashioned silent, yet strong characters. Now for those of you who haven’t seen the show, or played the game, you might question what I’m saying but hear me out. Narukami Yu is chosen to essentially provide entertainment for the goddess Izanami, by him being given the ability to enter into the TV. He coincidentally uses that ability to form a bond with Izanagi (who eventually turns into Izanagi no Okami, the strongest summon). He progresses through the show slaying everything that stands in his way, and let’s be honest for those who have played the game, much like it is shown in the anime, Izanagi in final form is overpowered beyond necessity.

What also makes Narukami Yu a good, overpowered protagonist is the fact that unlike his other friends, he can form bonds and summon multiple personae to fight for him which you can see in the show. He’s constantly summoning new persona each level as they get stronger. This makes him perfectly adaptable for any situation. That’s why he is an amazingly overpowered protagonist. Don’t take my word for it though, check out the series yourself if you haven’t seen it!

4. Tatsuya Shiba from Mahouka no Rettousei [The Irregular at Magic High School]

I decided to continue the theme of protagonists in academy settings with Tatsuya Shiba. At first, Tatsuya Shiba definitely doesn’t seem like he would belong here. He didn’t do well on his entrance exam and he’s placed in the lower course, Weed. However, he comes out of nowhere to be noticed by major school organizations and the first Weed student to be on the Student Council. Then he doesn’t stop there. He continues growing in rank within his school in this shonen anime. Ex-military? Check. Magic Engineering whiz? Check. Ability to break down things to vapor including foes too? Check. (Sign me up too!)

Also, his abilities are referred to as miracles? You almost never hear of character’s abilities being referred to as miracles. Ever. If they are, that character can usually use their ability once, and they die. People talking about it too is what gives him that ridiculous amount of power as well. Remember, being powerful is definitely one major part, but being constantly talked about gives him even more power, in the sense of image, and buffs up his image. So obviously, he has to be on this list too!

3. Kirito/ Kazuto Kirigaya from Sword Art Online

I mean really, Kirito HAS to be on this list. Kirito, the protagonist of Sword Art Online is no joke. He is almost obscenely powerful in every game he plays, and what I like about him is that he never ever whines or complains about anything. Kirito is a no-nonsense guy who will play coy, and stupid to get what he wants. HOWEVER, his feigned stupidity is what I love because that’s what it is; he’s just playing stupid to get ahead and win. A true sign of being overpowered. I shouldn’t fail to mention, his adaptability. What makes him so overpowered, is no matter what comes to him, he adapts to extremely quickly.

Let’s not forget how in season two that he quite quickly does get his hands on the legendary Excalibur. Then he decides to get rid of it?!? Come on! He’s so overpowered he doesn’t need the most overpowered weapon! He’s overflowing in cash and power, and even with all this power, he still has the strength to show compassion and fall in love with Asuna. His ability to adapt quickly in tricky and difficult situations, and his sheer skills are what landed him on this list.

It gives me great pleasure to add Misaka to the list. Now, what exactly qualifies her? I’m glad you ask~ Misaka seems to be just a simple esper girl in an esper world. She really likes frogs, cute things, and her friends. Oh, but that short temper of hers, and the fact that she’s the 3rd best Level 5 esper in academic city, and her habit of electrifying things that upset her. Don’t forget her ability to adapt. Yes! Just like Kirito from Sword Art Online, Misaka is overpowered because she can adapt. First there is the obvious, she can flip a coin and channel her electrical powers like a gun by flicking the coin when it comes down unleashing an insane amount of power. She can hack in networks using her ability. She can scale walls by using her powers to adhere her body to the particles in the walls. The list goes on and on.

What I think truly makes her overpowered, as if her abilities weren’t enough, is that you don’t see it. She normally is an everyday average girl, but when her friends or people she knows are in danger, she changes. Suddenly she’s got a short temper and ready to blast away anything in her way. Usually anime of the slice of life genre, which this does have, tend to make female protagonists weak. However, Misaka Mikoto is anything but that which is what landed her on this list!

1. Sebastian Michaelis from Kuroshitsuji [Black Butler]

Now I know that you are saying to yourself, “but Nagareboshi, Black Butler centers around Ciel Phantomhive and his adventures. Sebastian Michaelis isn’t the real protagonist here!” hear me out though. While yes, the show presents Ciel as being the protagonist, anyone who has watched it knows that Sebastian Michaelis and Ciel are almost always present as a pair. Sebastian, though, is the one who really pulls the weight and flexes his muscle all the time. He serves Ciel yes, but all retribution and actions are carried out by Sebastian. It’s a wonder what keeps Sebastian so calm and cool and collected when he could easily level anyone and everyone who comes his way!

His cool, calm, and collected demeanor help him conceal how dangerous he really is as an overpowered character. He is unmatched and almost ruthless when he does release his power. Not to mention, he’s pretty cool too! That’s why he’s here on this list!

Woo~~~ Well It’s done! I really had to think hard about this list. The hardest part I found was not picking too common anime. You can pick out an overpowered character is most shonen or action anime, but I was trying to bring you 10 protagonists that I truly feel are overpowered and sometimes overlooked. If I had to give some honorable mentions I would suggest, Touma from To Aru Majutsu no Index is a good suggestion, Kazuma from Kaze no Stigma, and Hei from Darker Than Black.

What do you think? Let’s chat out it in the comments below and see if there is something you would have done differently!

Until next time,

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Tatsuya is still the most OP character of all time in my opinion. If he is critically injured he can instantly revert to before injury, destroy other magic, as long as he can see something on a live feed he can deconstruct that thing into atoms and convert matter into energy causing explosions the are bigger then that of nuclear bombs depending on the mass of the object being converted.

To much OP, I want to be Tatsuya :'(

Nagareboshi

Tatsuya is def OP beyond reason. It almost seems like he doesn't belong in the series itself. XD But why no love for Sebastian ? :c

DeadArashi

Oh there is love for Sebastian, he is the character I have cosplayed the most 😀

And having biribiri's power would be epic!

Nagareboshi

omg really? I want to see your cosplay! I bet it's bo$$!

Let's be honest, it would really just be fun to get free drinks and food from vending machines.

DeadArashi

Haha add Arashi Gensho on facebook (not my real name) and next time i cosplay (won't be till November unless i decide to see if the size is still right) I will upload some images of the cosplay.

And yer it would, and firing coins at the speed of sound? So much badass!

Ddraig

For some reason, I want Tatsuya to fight Alucard

Ronald Mo

that woundt even be a fight alucard only regens if hes gets injured tatsuaya would make him into atoms and blow him up

The Spooky Ghost

Well... To start with, the power of a nuclear weapon is itself a function of the mass of the payload...

But... Before that, his magic is actually no different to a single stage nuclear weapon, which uses the properties of Uranium (or Plutonium, Radium, etc) to generate the same end result (nuclear fission). That said... there are also two-stage nuclear weapons (thermonuclear weapons), which are actually significantly fancier, and use the initial reaction to create nuclear fusion in a secondary payload (typically something like Lithium-6-Deuteride).

Anyway, you should really just say that he can create nukes with his mind, because it's basically the same thing, and no doubt what the author was thinking of when writing the story 🙂

Tito Piccolo

goku

HoneysAnime

You must really love Goku. Didn't you mention him before in another article? Lol

Tito Piccolo

Gokuuu

HoneysAnime

Lol!

Berdugo The Great

Don't Forget Meliodas From Nanatsu No Taizai ( Seven Deadly Sins )

Javier Garcia

He'd definitely get my vote for OP.

What about Orihime from Bleach? Doesn't she have potential to be OP?

IppoTR

Lol no potential at all 😉

Despair

How about Sora and Shiro (Blank)? I mean.. they've never lost a single game in their entire life?

HoneysAnime

You do have a point. But does it meet the OP standards?

JLlo13

Yes they do. They might not have those OP powers but think about those strategic plans and out of the world knowledge so they deserve to be on someone's list too!.

HoneysAnime

Nice! I acknowledge your explanation! Although, their going to need to be together always in order to meet the OP standard. We all know what happens if one them is separated, right! Lol ^_^

Tenshi Shura

Tatsuya definitely is way overpowered. He's the main reason I got bored so bad by Mahouka. I'm a big fan of Biribiri but I think Accelerator should replace her.

Cura

Well, Sebastian's position as #1 in the list can be questionable since there is still Undertaker whom he does struggle against unlike Saint Oniisan Tatsuya or Invincible Kirito who are even far more perfect than perfect.

As of my own suggestion for an OP character... I'd add Yamato Hotsuin from Devil Survivor 2 The Animation. Not only does he have his bloodline backing him up, he possesses incredible power on his own and was able to take down a Septentrione by himself. Also, he's a skilled leader and tactician, being able to coordinate his men and swiftly take the right decisions when the time comes, bringing me to say that he has unquestionable adaptability.

Of course he isn't as ridiculous as god mod Kirito/Tatsuya, since he obviously couldn't overcome the trials of Polaris by himself. However, he did play a big part in defending humanity, acting as humanity's brain and leader. If anything, he would be comparable to #5 Yu Narukami from Persona 4.

HoneysAnime

You have a point! I can agree with that. ^_^

Nagareboshi

Well then let me ask you this cura, if you were to add yamato to the list, who would you kick? And why?

Cura

As I said, I believe that his powers are equal to Yu Narukami, which would place him above or right behind #5, meaning that I would be able to take out any of the ones below him. However, if I really had to take out a person, I'd take out Ousawa, since he is very reliant on the Arms Device and would utterly be nothing without it.

Nagareboshi

I see. But then following your logic, wouldn't Narukami and Yamato be essentially useless without their ability to summon personae? If I'm not mistaken, Yamato in particular needs his cellphone just to summon personae. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just wanting to delve a bit deeper.

Cura

True that without cellphone, his powers would decrease, but even without it, Yamato was born with lots of potential and had previously gone through tests in which he summoned Cerberus without anything. He also theoretically possesses the power of the Dragon Stream within him (passed down from his ancestors). In that respect though, he'd be placed higher than Narukami.

CaNDYMaN05

Mido Ban. Nuff said.

RX11ZD42

A lot have been missed out. Some of which are: 1. Alucard from Hellsing - They gamesharked him into losing but still survived in the end 2. The Hero from Maoyuu Maou Yuusha - That Plasma Annihalator attack in the end... damn. 3. Kira Yamato from Gundam Seed - If Kirito is OP, then Kira is even more so.

HoneysAnime

in the article, it is stated that the writer tried to focus on other OP characters that completely overpowered. Which is the selection before you. Maybe that's why you think there was a lot missing?! ^_^

Vidia Ree

How about Haruhi Suzumiya? She can unconsciously rewrite reality. She can end the universe and create a new one from scratch without even knowing and without breaking a sweat.

HoneysAnime

I can acknowledge her powers if she were aware of them. It doesn't seem right to include her as an overpowered character if she doesn't know how to use them.

Milky

I look at Misaka and then i;m like : ,,where the fuck is accelerator?'' and then again : ,,oh yeah PROTAGONISTS'' He should get his own anime

HoneysAnime

I am with you when you say that. Accelerator should get his own anime! That would be super cool! ^_^

Isn't it great that they started To Aru Kagaku no Accelerator awhile back.

Ronald Mo

he got his episode(s) so he is a protagonist in that

BeenMellow

Nice list! I still think tatsuya shiba should be number 1 though. You completely left out that he can bring people back to life...including himself....instantly. He is easily the most OP character of all time.

I just want to suggest an anime called Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?, The anime is about a world called little garden where different races live in different floors and are separated according to the power of their communities, communities are groups that verse each other in gift games, gift games are games where the players bet different chips such as: Land, Resources (water, food), gifts, money. Gifts are magical powers eg. the ability to talk to animals, copy animals powers, super strength,making people do as their told. So yeah, one of the main characters is highly over-powered so if you edit this list please do think about adding the character from this anime

Rizal M. S.

in the near future, the no. 1 will be Saitama. the OP-est protagonist.

True, but it hasn't released yet. We have to wait until winter 2015. I have high hopes for that series! I'm excited too! >_< ^_^

Lionel Tan

dude,really,kirito is OP in a game!!!,he even lose to her sister in real life -_-

The Spooky Ghost

Lol.

But imo the fact he could put up a fight against a national level athlete is pretty remarkable, even ignoring that his body was still pretty much crippled, and that he wasn't even used to Kendo [which is very skill oriented].

Not to mention the part where he disarms the knife wielding lunatic without suffering any major injuries (apart from having his arm slashed open, which actually only counts in his favor, since it was from a surprise attack, and he was still able to disarm the guy despite it).

Lionel Tan

goku and saitama isnt even in this list?

Ahmed AL-Jaber

goko has strong opponent... he is not OP ...

Red Pubes Shanks

Goku is not OP he is strong but not OP level, and Onepunch Man is not out yet.

Carlos

This is top anime op not manga

Jun Kim

Shiro and Sora from No game No life are siblings who are PRO gamers who are nicknamed 'Blank' and have never lost a game, EVER!!! THey have controlled 8 characters in an action RPG game using their 2 hands and 2 feet and des2troyed 1200 players. Shiro, the sister can calculate the fire rate, hit chance, fire power and velocity, distance and accuracy of the enemy in any FPS game, can calculate the 3 million or so chess momves. Sora, the brother is a multilevel strategic genius who has basically won every game before it even began. After beating a GOD in chess they are transported to a world where games decide everything...

HoneysAnime

Yet, if they're separated from each other, they fall apart!

The Spooky Ghost

And superman is as dangerous as a kitten if you have some magical green space rocks 🙂

Funguy2015

What about alucard hellsing he is op as hell to beguin with and has to be killed 3000000 to be put down mfor good and can turn into a literal army if needs be

HoneysAnime

He's a great suggestions! Thank you for mentioning him! Alucard is very OP!

Ronald Mo

ok how about hataraku maou sama? and tatsuya cant die so put all these guys in a fight and hed just remove all the others from existence and revive himself each time he died oga tatsumi?

Dude Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai pretty much OP. Seriuosly she can destroy the universe(if im right, kindda forgot) but she lazy and it troublesome xD

Tenshi Shura

Lol, I kinda expected Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai to be first but then again, I don't think KnK is that well known outside Japan.

She has Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Basically she sees the mortality (or origin?) of all things, living or non living in the form of lines. If she cuts those lines, you know what happens.

Not to mention, her VOID Shiki where she can basically annihiliate a universe by replacing it with a new reality. So yeah, she's considered second strongest in the Nasuverse second only to Arcueid.

Faiz Rizqullah

touma is categorize as normal with unique power,until you severe his arm...

Misaka_Mikoto_Railgun

I'm so happy Misaka Mikoto made it on this list!!!

Jarlin James

narukami yu as no 4 I guess you guys don't know anything about persona series yu narukami is a wild card so he can summon godlike characters to do his bidding and what about minato arisato,shiki tohno,shirou emiya,negi springfield,yusuke urameshi,ranma saotome,ryner lute,vash from trigun and kirito overpowered well if he's in a game then yes if not then he's nothing and what happened to kazuma yagami and ueki kousuke

I think the reason he might not have mentioned them is because he said that he was trying to pick out characters that are overpowered yet sometimes overlooked. Momonga, Meliodas, and Staz are all obviously overpowered and everyone knows that so maybe that's why he didn't mention them? Idk, just a thought XD.

Ohhh, I agree with your choices. But what about Eucliwood Hellscythe from "Is This a Zombie?" AKA "Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?" i MEAN. She can't speak because her words can KILL people. If anyone has seen the show then you would clearly know how OP she is. Another OP character could maybe be Mariko from Elfen Lied? She is pretty terrifying and kinda overpowered XD.

You raise a great point. However, if you look at the top of this article, you will see that this article was written in April. Keep your eyes peeled for an OP protagonist article for fall and then for the whole year of 2015!

Jennifer Basilio

Where is Light Yagami?

Death Windwall

Gods of Death are the most op haha, they'll just write down someone's name then it's goodbye

Raphael

What about Layfon Alseif from Chrome Shelled Regios ? What.....

Rodolfo

Sakamaki Izayoi would like to have a word with these people

Niño Jay Lañohan

Shit, Where is Saitama

Niño Jay Lañohan

you should've update this article

Elementalcobalt

I might accept 3-4 of the choices, but I can't see where the top 3 got selected at all. I know comparing anime where people are blowing up planets with anime where people are just really good using swords is like apples and oranges, but half these choices were people that weren't even that particularly powerful in the anime world's they existed in. And no, I'm not referring to the newer animes that came out.

Josh

No luffy? I thought he'd be up there Oh well u gave me others things to watch so I can't complain

Eu sunt Dracul

Where the heck is momonga!!!!!!!!!!

Michael

One punch man? Lol

DragonzBloodxx

😀

Trickymick

Pity this list came out before OPM. Saitama can literally kill any anime character ever with only one punch. he is so OP he is depressed that noone is good enough to make him throw 2 normal punches. Even guys like Luffy would be a messy stain on a mountain side with only one punch from Saitama

Drake X

i know right sure the ones on this list are very OP but saitama could probaly kill kenshiro with one punch

XBlackx

dude, saitama is a joke and even the author said he was made for "the fun of it". so you can't treat that character seriously and put him to fight characters from other anime. but if that's what you want here are some characters that would make him cry and also kill him.... hellscythe eucliwood, alucard, tengen toppa gurren lagann, ban, shiba tatsuya, age, Yuu otosaki, madara, sinbad, acnologia, esdeath and i could say even more, but think each of this guys would kill him enough times

MaTT

you're kidding me right?

kyle buckton

nice, i feel like a lot of people needed that reality

kyle buckton

nice, i feel like a lot of people needed that reality

Mohammad Nur Husin

i think accelerator more powerful than misaka, also he is the closest man from level 6 in the anime.

Not your buddy, guy

True but he is not the protagonist of an anime, at least not yet. He is just a character that appears in them.

Minoumimi

Kamen no Maid guy should definitely be in this list

KiritoTheDorito

Uhhhh... Let me add a #0. Saitama (One punch man)

Ō no kage

momonga (overlord)

Zahir Hassan

I rather switch Saitama to No.1

Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3

Alucard was so awesome. Hellsing Ultimate blew me away, wonder why many haven't seen it even if it has a following. Too bad it was so short, sure creator could have expanded it so much more was explained and we could have seen greater extent of Alucard's power. And Sataima, Momonga, and Madoka were definitely OP. Still waiting for season two of OPM -__-

Man. Saitama is overpowered. And so is Izayoi. But they're cool nonetheless. Saitama is very normal...until he punches things. Man, it's crazy.

Yoko Dev

They are both pretty badass.

Monkey D. Luffy

Saitama has no competition in his show. He isn't over powered compared to other shows, only compared to his own show and the OPMverse.

Not your buddy, guy

You need to keep in mind the list isn't called more powerful characters in anime. It is top 10 overpowered protagonists. So these characters are OP within their own universes (their own shows). Since you can't just drag protagonists from other shows into theirs.

AJAX a.k.a Francis

Where is Juubi Jinchuruki. At least put the character on the list...

Cloak Of Wisdom

Where the hell is Goku? or has it been agreed upon by some council that Goku is forever banned from such menial rankings?

Crankium

Goku is strong yes but the only time he over powers anyone is in the tournaments where he fights normal humans otherwise it's a struggle till he gives a few screams and then wins

Monkey D. Luffy

You must be a real idiot right? True Goku isn't the strongest anime char (he is not even on the top 20), however he can make half of the people shown here (and prolly more but I have seen about only half the shows mentioned) his b!#ch.

SpeedLo

is there a new update for this summer ?

Monkey D. Luffy

What about Touma and his Imagine Breaker or Fiamma of the Right Hand? What about Ryner Lute and his Alpha Stigma? What about Omni King, who can destroy six universes with relative ease? What about Jesus (yes the real one, he appears in an anime) the dude is omnipotent. There are many more chars that wreck most of the chars shown here...I mean really, Saitama? The f@#k? Even Yamcha can wipe the floor with Saitama.

I think accelerator would be more op than misaka tho I mean he controls vector quantities, might even beat saitama with his own blow. Or even touma who nullifies everything unreal beating every magic related attack.

Pokeranger

That might be the case but accelerator cannot control vectors of unknown origin such as magic and Saitama's power not not been explained yet so you cant say that he can beat him. Although I agree that Accelerator should be on this list instead of Misaka

VyragamiShinra_00

misaka is the hero, accelerator is the antagonist. And we're talking about the overpowered protagonist on an anime series

Pokeranger

umm..... BTW do you follow the light novel. Yes Accelerator started as a antagonist but currently Accelerator is one of the main protagonist along with Hamazura but then until the anime is made you stand correct according to the topic.

I laugh at the constant repeating of the word Immortal being used to describe Alucard when he, Himself, said there was no such thing. Also, Has he ever faced complete atomization? I didn't think so.

HenryWong122

Impmon is one of the most overpowered protagonists in anime, he went from a minor antagonist, to a major antagonist, to a Major Protagonist.

Star_Girl

As crazy as it sounds, I'd say Atem/Yami Yugi is OP, due to the puzzle.

Ghosty Gal

I feel like saiki from 'saiki kusuo no psi nan' needs to be mentioned here too! He even has a couple crossover chapters with koro-sensei (which were amazing).

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What chapters exactly?

Ghosty Gal

Right after chapters 40 and 62.

Cody James

Short of total destruction of his brain, there's nothing that can really kill Tatsuya from The Irregular at Magic High School. As long as the part of his brain that regulates his magic is still intact, he can essentially regrow anything. I mean come on, he took what should have been a fatal shot to the chest and came out of it unscathed.

MrVadimpje

Alucard got 1mil+ lives stored and he can get many more

DarkZero

And Saitama can still kill him with one punch

StarLightning

Well that battle will go on for eternity until saitama kills him and the 1mil lives inside him. In the end saitama would just give up and go home because he's lazy.

gohanish

no the magic calculation area area is not a physical thing so simply put even if you drop a nuke on him he would remain unharmed

Lord Voldemort

bruh sebastien michaelic got like 28+ bullets to his chest and head and all he did was complain about his tailcoat being ruined

ginToki sensei

Ever seen Saitama serious series ?...i know Goku is strong but Saitama is so OP that rest of all anime protagonist on one side and Saitama on the other end ,Saitama would still win

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Noob one one punch man fan..saitama so strong? He lose his power in manga..and you say je woll always win? They aye hundred more anime character that can kill saitama..kurumi can even go back to past and kill hin when he is baby

ginToki sensei

I m a noob alright.... but have read the manga..didnt see him losing his power

SleepyKid

Ban is the best OP. 😀 THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS..

The Fourteenth

guys alucard can freaking posses al of these characters with just doing the freaking curse of hell

gohanish

do you know about tatsuya he can erase any magic or being and even restore himself

The Fourteenth

A Curse/possesion is not magic its an art of usage that affekts other living beings. (not magic)

gohanish

it is magic , a sub division at best .

The Fourteenth

Their form of magic is science ffs. They call it for their magic but thats not the Curse and spell system based magic.

gohanish

Read properly sh there are many types of magic including those controlling the living to those of corpses . It enters the more practical concept rather than leave it vague . Do you even know what science is .

gohanish

and even if it isn't he can easily erase it

blabla

dude... Kenshiro is essentially more ripped saitama... where was he in all of this? Then you put Kirito on the list? Besides, he's only strong inside a game.

gohanish

tatsuya shiba should be first if he is second no one can claim to be first

Jay Walker

what about magikarp? im pretty sure without his splash the pokemon franchise would have a huge drop in popularity i mean cmon its splash an attack that can rival saitamas punch

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pokemon sucks

Jay Walker

not that i would know, never watched it

Ledo

well it's his opinion my ghad! madara isnt in the list forgoddsake

Ruihao ke

About assasination classroom Koro sensei isn't an alien invader I'm not gunna spoiler the rest about him